Isolated mono track of Alex North's
score with sound effects.
Isolated mono track of Leith Stevens»
score with sound effects.
Isolated mono track of Monty Norman's
score with sound effects.
Isolated mono track of David Amram's
score with sound effects.
Isolated track of Jerry Goldsmith's
score with sound effects on standard theatrical cut (Disc 1), with commentary by music producer Nick Redman, film music historian Jon Burlingame, screenwriter / film historian Lem Dobbs between cues.
Isolated mono track of Bernard Herrmann's
score with sound effects.
Isolated mono track Miklos Rozsa's
score with sound effects.
Isolated mono track of Ron Goodwin's
score with sound effects.
Isolated mono track of Elmer Bernstein's
score with sound effects.
Not exact matches
Intricately looped, layered
sound design works to similar
effect, swelling from ambient buzz to clattering chaos, and working in close conjunction
with the rattling
score by Deshe and James Masson (also the film's screenwriters).
It may be frontloaded, meaning the surround channels don't get much of a workout, but
sound effects (mainly the many gunshots) and Fabio Frizzi's
score (combining synthesizer and native drumbeat) are presented
with a full and robust centrality.
The
sound is just as impressive, keeping Steve Zaillian's dialogue clean and crisp out front,
with John Williams's now - classic
score and a dense thicket of
sound effects balanced beautifully in the back.
A kind of low - level trickster god of indie cinema himself, Waititi lets his film go a little crazy: He's outfitted it
with garish colors and costumes and set designs, some not - entirely - perfect special
effects, and a synthesized Mark Mothersbaugh
score that
sounds like it was lifted from an early period Jean - Claude Van Damme flick.
As
with the graphics, the dialogue,
sound effects and musical
score suit the story and gameplay perfectly and you really can't complain in both these departments.
Duournau has set up an aesthetic of European low - budget art - house film, a sense of verisimilitude, to further drive home the allegory, and this extends to the
effects and
sound,
with a
score by Jim Williams that evokes both the generic French countryside, and the ongoing discord of Justine's mental and emotional state.
Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow contribute to similar
effect via a metallic, invasive
score that climaxes
with a now infamous four - note
sound that unsettles and compels in almost equal measure.
Armored has a relatively bright soundscape,
with a buzzing, percussive
score (by John Murphy) driving lots of multi-channel
sound in the high registers, not to mention copious
sound effects involving metal banging on metal in a cavernous, warehouse - like environment.
The 7.1 DTS - HD track is equally as powerful, capturing the sweeping
score, dialogue, and subtle
sound effects with exceptional dynamic range.
The nominations will begin
with the categories cinematography, costume design, film editing, makeup and hairstyling, original
score, production design, animated short film, live action short film,
sound editing,
sound mixing, and visual
effects.
Deepwater Horizon got the Oscar
sound nomination
with its ocean disaster
effects, but this one has impact as well
with its explosions and gunfire engulfing, while dialogue remains crisp and cutting, and
score provides a steady dramatic presence.
But in a year when some wondered if «Star Wars» could get any major awards love, a film editing nomination — along
with score, visual
effects and two
sound nominations — makes for a key battlefield victory.
The audio, rendered in 5.1 Dolby TrueHD, is fairly robust, if a tad monotonous, working every channel and the sub
with ambient and environmental
sound effects plus a generally rumbly
score.
In addition, the
sound effects and
score are very well done, while the voice - work is as fine as can be, although I must admit, Ellen DeGeneres» voiced character of Dory becomes the «Jar Jar Binks» of the story for me, annoying
with every attempt to become the comic relief.
Though a straightforward mono mix, «Thirst» has some marvelous
sound design that particularly pays off during a hallucinatory «conversion» sequence of sorts,
with wild
sound effects by mixer Peter Fenton that beautifully intermesh
with Brian May's excellent orchestral
score.
Isolated mono track Brain May's
score,
with occasional
sound effects between cues.
The DTS - HD Master Audio 5.1 works perfectly
with the films
score and
sound effects, which gracefully drive the film along.
The next section is Music &
Sound, which begins with «Designing Sound» (5:39)(SD), a standard sound design featurette that also includes three versions of the famous scene in which the toys cross the road (score - only, effects - only, and the final
Sound, which begins
with «Designing
Sound» (5:39)(SD), a standard sound design featurette that also includes three versions of the famous scene in which the toys cross the road (score - only, effects - only, and the final
Sound» (5:39)(SD), a standard
sound design featurette that also includes three versions of the famous scene in which the toys cross the road (score - only, effects - only, and the final
sound design featurette that also includes three versions of the famous scene in which the toys cross the road (
score - only,
effects - only, and the final mix).
The Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack is filled
with loud noises — a forgettable
score, various
sound effects, and plenty of chatter — but it's surprisingly contained in this dull front - oriented track.
Isolated mono track of Giovanni Fusco's
score with modest
sound effects / Informative booklet notes by Russell Lack.
There's also footage of trips made to do research and compile
sound effects; recording studio sessions
with the original Japanese cast, including Yasuko Sawaguchi eating Kentucky Fried Chicken as she was providing the voiceover for Chihiro's mother eating;
scoring sessions
with Joe Hisaishi; and even a segment about the closing credits theme song, which was originally intended for another Ghibli production that fell through.
The dialogue is crystal clear, the
sound effects are bold and epic without being overpowering, and Randy Newman's beautiful, hauntingly loving
score comes across
with harmonious perfection.
Dialogue is crisp and clear while being well - balanced
with the
sound effects and music
score.
Between Joe Hisaishi's repetitive but pleasant
score to wide range of
sound effects, the audio envelops you
with remarkable fidelity and limitless potency.
The 5.1 DTS - HD master audio also serves the film well, engaging the ears
with African - flavored
score, suitable needle drops, and the dialogue and
sound effects that drive the comedy.
The film is so playful
with its own relationship to
sound, and its place within the artform — I must stress that it's not a wholly silent film,
with both
sound and
score used to judicious thematic
effect — that the audience winds up participating in the discussion.
Elsewhere, the mix does strive to put the viewer in the action — an early scene
with Sam Elliott taking an overly - hot shower uses rear - channel
effects to enhance the first - person POV, and a later action scene that takes place outside of the house gains tension from directional
sound work after Lewis's
score drops away entirely.
Part I participants include Tamahori, Kinberg, Dafoe, producer Arne L. Schmidt, Ice Cube, Sunny Mabrey, Scott Speedman, Samuel L. Jackson, Nona Gaye, production designer Gavin Bocquet, costume designer Sanja Milkovic Hayes,
with Part II adding comments from technical advisors Dave Kennedy and Harry Humphries, assistant stunt coordinator Mike Gunther, fight coordinator Marcus Young, 2nd unit stunt coordinator Freddie Hice, Xzibit,
score mixer Dennis Sands, composer Marco Beltrami,
sound designer / re-recording mixer Christopher Boyes, Farrar, De Qattro, visual
effects animation supervisor James Tooley, and visual
effects associate supervisor Samir Hoon.
From the smallest
sound effects to the largest sweeping
scores that imbue the film
with its magic, the featurette talks
with all the professional
sound technicians, composers, and various audio crew members who added the dynamic
sound and music to the films.
The Blu - Ray's 5.1 master audio track
sounds superb,
with dialogue coming through as clearly as you would hope for, punctuated by occasionally beefy
sound effects and James Newton Howard's interesting
score which tends to downplay, if not outright contradict, the horrors of what's happening on - screen.
The track
sounds good,
with the balance between dialogue,
sound effects and
score done well so everything is able to be heard.
Sound effects amp up the laughs (an accidental poke in Vergara's D - cup may be the raciest thing in it) and they've
scored with their casting.
Cohen's straight approach is also mirrored by BT's bombastic
score, which follows the same potent mix of big orchestra
sounds integrated
with electronic sweetening and enhancement
effects.
With the images, bubble animation, plus
score and
sound effects in 5.1, it's a nice presentation.
Splendidly rendered, The Polar Express is an often beautiful looking and
sounding film experience that makes up for its familiar storyline, adapted from the illustrated story by Chris Van Allsburg,
with fantastic special
effects, good
scoring, and a friendly voice in Tom Hanks (The Terminal, The Ladykillers), who also lends his image as the mysterious train conductor.
The
sounds like most if not all Disney Blu - rays impresses
with 7.1
sound and really captures the
score and
effects really well.
As
with any Mono track, all of the audio comes from the center channel, and the mix of dialogue, mostly - present»70s
score, and a few active
sound effects is satisfactory and never difficult to distinguish.
Martinez notes that Refn wrote a full screenplay
with dialogue and action, but instead chose to mute a majority of it making the
score and
sound effects drive the scenes.
The high quality audio adds a further layer of immersion
with a cinematic and subtle orchestral
score, suitably visceral vocalisations, and gratifying albeit violent
sound effects.
This track also has a commentary
with Rodriguez, where he talks about the
score and the
sound effects and how they influence the film.
Starting
with sound effects and moving to
score, the main menu (the DVD's only animated one) features the long shots of Dax walking among the troops in the trenches.